Mercy Eke, BBNaija Pepper Dem winner reveals how she feels following demise of her father

Nigerian reality star, Mercy Eke has revealed how she felt about losing her father.

The Big Brother Naija Pepper Dem winner lost her father, Akwudike Eke in April 2022 following several years battling with a severe illness.

Speaking with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the renowned socialite stated that it has been tedious for her accept the demise of her father. She mentioned that she thought it was a ‘April Fool’s joke’ when she first heard the announcement of his demise.

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According to her account, he fell ill around the time she emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija show in October 2019.

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Mercy expressed her regret over the fact that she did not have a bond with him until it was too late. In her words, “I hate the fact that it’s now coming the time that I wanted to show him that ‘your daughter has made it and accomplished something’. This was the time for him to enjoy himself but he became sick and couldn’t do much, couldn’t travel.”

The 33-year-old narrated that her father was unable to make it on the Big Brother Naija Finale because of his sickness; and as a result of that, her uncle was the one to represent her when she won. She said, “Like When I won the show, it was my uncle who represented me because he couldn’t come”

The reality star did however disclose that she did not neither she nor her family received any privacy from bloggers at the time of their loss. “The media did not respect me in any way or respect the fact that I lost my dad. They kept doing what they do, even on the day of the burial.”